Pagaling
Pagaling v. Napa State Hospital
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MICHAEL JOSEPH PAGALING,
Case No. 22-cv-02202 BLF (PR) Plaintiff, ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH v. LEAVE TO AMEND; DENYING MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF
COUNSEL; DENYING OTHER
NAPA STATE HOSPITAL, et al., MOTIONS Defendants. (Docket Nos. 3, 12, 14)
15 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, filed a civil rights complaint the Napa State Hospital (“NSH”), where he is currently confined, and its employees. Dkt. No. 1 at 2. Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis will be addressed in a separate order. Plaintiff has also filed a motion for appointment of counsel, Dkt. No. 3, motion requesting information, Dkt. No. 12, and a motion for discovery, Dkt. No. 14. 21 DISCUSSION A. Standard of Review A federal court must conduct a preliminary screening in any case in which a prisoner seeks redress from a…